January 13, 2015

Walnut Chikki

Walnut chikkis are sweet bars made of walnuts,plums and jaggery. The jaggery is melted to a syrupy liquid and the dry fruits are added to it. The mix is the spread on a plate and allowed to cool. The jaggery gives the sweet taste while the walnut gives it the richness. This recipe is from the Rishimukh magazine.

The ingredients:walnut pieces, jaggery and plums

The jaggery is melted along with some ghee. The dry fruits are added to this syrup and cooled on a tray

Ingredients:

Walnut: 1 cup
Jaggery: 3/4 cup
Plums: 1/2 cup
Ghee: 2 tbsp

Preparation:

Cut the walnuts into small pieces
Pound the jaggery so that it melts quickly
Grease a tray on which the jaggery mix can be cooled

Method:

Melt ghee in a thick wok on low heat
Add the jaggery while keeping the flame on low
Keep stirring till the jaggery melts completely
Add the walnuts and plums and mix. The jaggery must completely cove the dry fruits
Turn of the flame and spread the hot mix on the greased tray
Make cuts on the hot mix while it is hot
Once the jaggery dry walnut mix cools down cut out the bars

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